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Dangerous cold sets in as heavy snow blankets U.S. northeast
A heavy snowfall and dangerously low temperatures gripped the northeastern United States on Friday, grounding flights, closing schools and government offices across the region
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Australia saw hottest year in 2013
Australia experienced its hottest year on record in 2013, officials have said.
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Winter Blizzard Blankets Northeast
21 inches of snow in Boston, 18 in parts of upstate New York
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Powerful cyclone batters France’s Reunion island
Cyclone Bejisa hit the French Indian Ocean island of Reunion on Thursday, battering the coast with huge waves and leaving thousands of homes without power.
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Global temperatures to rise at least 4°C by 2100
The findings may explain one of the great unknowns of climate sensitivity: the role of cloud formation, and whether this will have a positive or negative influence on global climate change.
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2013 saw its share of extreme weather
Another year of extreme weather brought the Philippines a super typhoon and the United States the widest tornado ever observed, deadly wildfires, severe drought and killer floods.
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Burning cows: Extreme weather and America’s perilous food supply
Two years of drought have devastated the plains. How climate change is already affecting America's breadbasket.
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'Tranquil weather' and power outages through the end of the week
As the weather goes, there's good news and bad news.
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Storms wreak havoc in Britain, France on Christmas Eve
Hurricane-force winds and torrential rain disrupted transport networks and cut power supplies in Britain and France on Tuesday, one of the busiest travel days of the year just
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Moving from awareness to action
The research confirmed many of the global community's worst fears for climate—and showed that in some ways the situation was even worse than previously thought. Still, the major reports of 2013 were more than bearers of bad news. Let's look back at three ways research advanced the discussion on climate change in 2013, laying the groundwork for shifts from awareness to action
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Records melt in our hottest year
Weather geeks have watched records tumble. These tallies include obscure ones, such as the latest autumn day above 45C (Western Australia's Onslow Airport at 45.6C on March 21), the hottest winter's day nationally (29.92C , August 31), and even Wednesday this week, with the hottest-ever 9am reading (44.6C, at Eyre weather station near the WA-South Australian border).
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This Map Shows Where To Expect A White Christmas
Songwriter Irving Berlin dreamed of a “White Christmas.” The National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (NOAA) went even further and calculated the historical probability of a white Christmas for the entire contiguous United States.
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World experiences hottest November in 134 years
The finding was based on globally averaged land and surface temperatures last month, NOAA said in a statement. "The combined average temperature over global land and ocean surfaces for November 2013 was record highest for the 134-year period of record," NOAA said.
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Arctic sea ice volume bounces back
The bounce back in the extent of sea ice in the Arctic this summer was reflected also in the volume of ice.
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Walkin' in the Wind: People blown over in streets as Storm Ivar hits Norway
People christmas shopping in downtown Aalesund had troubles crossing the street today. The storm "Ivar" was blowing things and people around and police had to assist people in moving around.One man blew off the sidewalk and into the street in an intersection downtown Aalesund earlier. An ambulance was required and the police is now present in the streets, to follow the development and help out where needed.
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Winter in Ohio 12-14-2013
Heavy snow in my area today.
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1,900 Cyclones Whip the Arctic Every Year
Santa's reindeer must navigate through approximately 1,900 cyclones per year in the Arctic.
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Lions, Eagles and Snow: The Hardest, Most Fun NFL Game I've Ever Shot
On Sunday I covered what was easily the hardest football game I’ve ever been asked to shoot. In turn it was the most fun I’ve ever had on an assignment. The forecast for Sunday called for a “dusting” of snow. About an inch was supposed to fall, starting right around 1pm, the same time as kickoff. It sounded perfect: I’ve always wanted to shoot a game in the snow and we’d get just enough to add some flare to the photos.
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Snow in Egypt? Something That Hasn't Happened In 100 Years
The snow that has blanketed much of the Middle East turned Cairo white on Friday - with local news reports claiming it was Egypt's capital's first snowfall in 112 years.
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Light Needed
Lake Superior is actually warmer than the air above the Thunder Bay harbour! Sea-smoke circles this harbour lighthouse.... desperately needed as the open water is hidden. Its -25C (-13F) ...but with wind it feels like -35C (-31F).
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